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MIT CTL’s Chris Caplice Receives CSCMP 2016 Distinguished Service Award

Thursday, June 23, 2016 · SCMR Staff
Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, will receive the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' 2016 Distinguished Service Award.

Maritime Sector Copes With Talent Void

Thursday, June 23, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
While there is widespread concern about attracting new talent to the supply chain industry, it seems especially acute in the maritime sector.

Dematic Acquired by KION Group

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 · SCMR Staff
$2.1 billion deal creates a unique combination of traditional and automated materials handling solutions.

Caribbean Basin Supply Chains: Part III

Monday, June 20, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Cuba's TC Mariel container terminal has already planned its transformation into a major trans-shipment hub after the U.S. trade embargo ends

Caribbean Basin Supply Chains: Part II

Monday, June 20, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Puerto Rico looms large for ocean carriers calling Florida's ports, too.

Caribbean Basin Supply Chains: Part I

Monday, June 20, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
With the Panama Canal expansion coming this month, ocean cargo gateways in the Caribbean are investing to position themselves as logistics hubs to attract an ever-growing number of carriers serving this dynamic marketplace.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Why the Cost Tradeoff Mentality Will Change

Monday, June 20, 2016 · Michael Gravier
We are entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution and many wonder what will supply chain management look like in the next era characterized by high technology, a demand economy, and the increasingly blurred lines between reality and cyber-space?

50th Anniversary of the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Thursday, June 16, 2016 · Rosemary Coates
The Chinese people's work ethic and desire to get ahead, sparked by the Revolution, is evident in every city and every factory across the country today.

May retail sales data from Commerce and NRF turn in promising performances

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 · Jeff Berman
Commerce reported that May retail sales at $455.6 billion rose 0.5 percent over April, and the NRF said retail sales saw a 3.2 percent annual increase in May.

ITE Group and Messe München to Collocate with MODEX 2018

Monday, June 13, 2016 · SCMR Staff
MHI, Messe München and ITE Group announce the collocation of the newly formed Transportation & Logistics Americas (TLA) exhibition with MODEX 2018.

State of Strategic Transportation Sourcing

Monday, June 13, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
With the complex economic and global trade environment pushing rates higher, shippers are under pressure to nail down the right suppliers and transportation partners—while squeezing as much value as possible out of their supplier/transportation network.

Supply Chain Pressures Driving Changes in Manufacturing

Monday, June 13, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The MAPI Foundation - the research affiliate of Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation - notes that supply chain pressures are becoming a transforming influence behind automation.

National Survey Shows Actual, Planned Automation Investment High Among U.S. Manufacturers

Monday, June 13, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
A new report from the MAPI Foundation indicates that despite the economic slowdown in the industrial sector over the past year, the incidence of actual and planned automation investment is very high in American manufacturing.

Slow Moving and (Obsolete) Inventory Investment

Monday, June 13, 2016 · Bob Trebilcock
Cloud-based systems are supposed to reduce implementation and operating costs. But, what happens if your organization is still depreciating your old ERP while migrating to the new?

Panjiva State of Trade report points to lower optimism on global trade front in 2016

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 · Jeff Berman
As was the case in the previous two years, the optimism of respondents towards global trade continued to dip, with 45 percent of the survey's respondents optimism about prospects for global trade this year, which is down from 2015's 55 percent and 2014's 64…
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